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: o, r' s( L0 z1 _, J# WDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113" Q. z) e5 z( N. P* p7 d( N
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Japanese aircraft1 T* I/ `' M e6 f7 I3 N% K
A6M3 Zero x 27$ s D: Q* p+ ^" S' g' Z) ~! Z
D3A Val x 106$ B& n- B* f& x+ E$ f& F- x* o
& y: V* l) w$ O9 g& |- ]. ~Allied aircraft' a0 X$ F0 w9 s6 ?: o" d
Wirraway x 21
1 _+ D# h$ T- ^& wP-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses; p! `' F$ _. a6 x
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ \4 l3 l2 V8 y O9 `& l5 ZD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged8 u. V$ @# _" W. f: j
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Allied aircraft losses6 C- s# Z' [& E6 ^* I/ |# T/ M( Z
Wirraway: 12 destroyed. R9 y6 F- k" H8 o
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
( N3 T' B7 o r$ GHudson I: 13 destroyed
- m( Y0 h+ Q: I: DTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
$ U. |* `4 R9 m5 n8 b5 OSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
1 G3 O3 [' e- _# B$ D6 O7 aC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:& n/ t- ?5 C! z/ h/ _2 Z0 a
48 casualties reported
/ o3 V$ A6 H! d* `( Z" hVehicles lost 2) o7 b! Y0 |+ M- j k$ z i. l& g# C
8 L; r! @& w. P1 \' iAirbase hits 15! P/ b2 ?0 R* z( \% p# ?4 G y3 @
Airbase supply hits 2) m: B' F1 c6 E; f. J% {/ q2 S$ [, J
Runway hits 70
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4 ~; @: f3 x% K. zAircraft Attacking:! u/ L" w, {. Z! u! a8 V$ Q7 l
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* f% j/ G+ M+ u/ u) i2 f z, u1 }) s
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 D1 J& I$ h/ ?$ D) {
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% v- j2 P5 q8 [' ?" j21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, z* k/ w- q( b( K
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 o) F+ U7 F7 v5 D; }( r& c
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3 _' @2 I" V- mDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
/ ]5 G& x1 l3 J; x$ rA6M2 Zero x 776 V8 f; ?; z; O$ o
A6M3 Zero x 27, D% b( Z7 Q: B. s8 ]( r2 I1 U& r
B5N Kate x 95& |4 e+ V$ @/ Y4 M% p; q
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Allied aircraft% y+ ]# M; J2 ~; O
Wirraway x 10
, \2 C M6 r" l8 @P-400 Airacobra x 4' n, |3 D& l |
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Japanese aircraft losses
' y2 {; |* t6 {; h+ x V0 K4 ~6 IA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged2 A3 }, A0 d, d& x, r
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
/ _ @& }7 \: S; I0 F# zB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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" {" H4 [& T: X/ X, Y/ sAllied aircraft losses+ t: U3 \* q" a' S. o
Wirraway: 10 destroyed; l# W. e. N( j8 A3 A. P
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 H! ?" J# F$ w
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' l7 `8 H7 T$ z; |" w
DD Mugford
# R+ U6 Y* E: R% t4 x( P; b9 Q! ADD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; w+ L; ] v* N3 P
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Aircraft Attacking:! ^2 Z3 f9 f; c3 y: A4 I9 m4 N; X
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! q% A* S$ N6 P/ y; v0 \& s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' V. n( l. |. A: o' q
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" g/ R5 ?& @4 h; @8 m& m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" _+ G, Y& o$ [2 O6 y0 {
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: T* U3 j0 S7 d. V: K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 G+ N J& r2 T& }% g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Japanese aircraft9 k7 p, C6 L, X/ M0 x0 G2 z4 y; Z
A6M2 Zero x 35. @; [# p/ z7 k# n
A6M3 Zero x 227 h0 I7 v/ k6 ^8 k
B5N Kate x 612 [) v; T% Q9 v9 {8 j2 {3 Y' o# d y
& ]2 t; d/ ~3 B* _2 MAllied aircraft5 ~/ e7 Z& ?/ h& z
Wirraway x 5# I. e% k4 ~+ p- C
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses4 H6 g; y% P$ m- Q% c
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
) J2 p1 D1 A8 M" D! f' uB5N Kate: 3 damaged6 n7 z! a# R6 Q
9 p& T/ K2 ?; T0 R. dAllied aircraft losses
1 Y* e; N% X! c) r# v' E& CWirraway: 5 destroyed) Z' E% i" M' m U+ A
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships: g7 [; |9 a. i& W: C; [$ R, d
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 ~, {* J8 a5 C8 uDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ W9 c* e2 _+ M( z) I9 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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